Formula 1

A former Ferrari team principal, Domenicali has presided over Formula 1’s most commercially successful period, expanding the calendar to 24 races, delivering record global viewership driven in part by the Netflix series Drive to Survive, and negotiating new venue deals in Las Vegas, Madrid, and beyond.

The first non-European president of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, Ben Sulayem oversees the regulatory and sporting governance of Formula 1, including the stewards’ panel, technical regulations, and safety standards.

The impresario who transformed Formula 1 from a disorganized collection of European races into a global commercial juggernaut. Ecclestone negotiated the television contracts, circuit hosting fees, and team payments that defined the sport’s financial architecture for four decades. His autocratic style was controversial, but his impact on the sport’s reach and revenue is beyond dispute.

A former rally co-driver and the architect of Ferrari’s dominant era under Michael Schumacher, Todt brought a focus on road safety and sustainability to the FIA presidency, championing the introduction of the hybrid power units and the cost cap that reshaped the competitive landscape.

Mosley’s tenure was defined by an aggressive pursuit of safety improvements in the wake of Ayrton Senna’s death at Imola in 1994. He oversaw the introduction of the HANS device, crash-test standards, and circuit redesigns that dramatically reduced fatalities in the sport.